tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post5378455988205661131..comments2023-09-11T17:58:13.764-04:00Comments on The Rebbetzin's Husband: A Laptop in the Beit Midrash?The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-44448010651961020252009-11-02T22:42:14.566-05:002009-11-02T22:42:14.566-05:00Marc-
Not that I can recall, no. Although the Chur...Marc-<br />Not that I can recall, no. Although the Church was against publishing, until they brought it under their control.<br /><br />Joel-<br />I see that as a function of crisis in the Jewish community; look at the post-Crusades and post-Expulsion publication explosions as well.<br /><br />ProfK-<br />Yes, I see that as a definite positive of this medium.The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-48900040081467256182009-10-30T13:09:11.399-04:002009-10-30T13:09:11.399-04:00Or one could look at this "instant publishing...Or one could look at this "instant publishing" as a type of collaborative writing. I have a thought--I send it "out there" for others to look at. If they are being honest, they will comment on the strengths and weaknesses. They will bring in support that proves or disproves what I have written. They will be part of a dialogue rather than an isolated reader sitting somewhere with a bound book. And, as they are part of the process, involved in it as well, they will realize that what I have written is not the "last word" but more in the nature of a working draft.<br /><br />Unlike other types of print media, where the copy you are reading is the author's "final word," publishing online is only the beginning of a conversation.ProfKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-3701035430765612752009-10-30T05:46:38.335-04:002009-10-30T05:46:38.335-04:00yes - think about the # of "halachot of x&quo...yes - think about the # of "halachot of x" sfarim in the last generation compared to 50 years ago. I'm not saying it's necessarily good - now every thought of any posek is turned into a psak and everyone is a published scholar (learned articles quoting blog comments)<br /><br />KT<br />Joel RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-9997787253786979632009-10-30T04:02:26.673-04:002009-10-30T04:02:26.673-04:00Did a Rabbi from a few hundred years ago make simi...Did a Rabbi from a few hundred years ago make similar comments about Sefarim being printed on printing presses for the first time? We take those for granted, even though though we have only had printing presses since the 1600's. How long will it be before laptops in the Yeshiva will be accepted, or even mandatory at some point.<br /><br />I remember seeing an advertisement for a compendium of Sepharim that was sold on ~200 GB USB drive. I have not seen it marketed in years. Anyone know what I am talking about?Marc Dverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341287121030166011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-36817257700952431102009-10-29T23:19:42.066-04:002009-10-29T23:19:42.066-04:00Joel-
Do you think the publishing part (the last b...Joel-<br />Do you think the publishing part (the last bit) is also a function of the generation?The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-29385750484721420902009-10-29T18:12:55.181-04:002009-10-29T18:12:55.181-04:00This is a function of my generation
==============...This is a function of my generation<br />==================<br />wadr (and I am much older than you) i'd submit that this is true of the whole post. I must print from my BI-CD because I read much faster from a page of paper. The current generation has been brought up by the screen and don't need to do this. Technology will continue to evolve and we will continue to learn <br /><br /><br />and to use it in learning.<br /><br />(or as Mitch Marmorosh Z"L said to the big D "right rebbi, back to the good old days, bubonic plague")<br /><br />KT<br />Joel RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com